Glue down lvp failed on me after 6 months - what would you do?

I did a 1200 sq ft glue down LVP job in a basement back in February and now the edges are curling up along the seams in three different spots. I used Bostik Greenforce and followed the trowel notch size from the flooring guys. Would you try to heat and re-press those sections or cut them out and replace the planks?

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kevinw948d ago

Jumped in here because the same thing happened to me with Greenforce in my basement last year. It's frustrating, man, especially after all that work. I tried the heat and re-press trick on a couple of curled seams and it held for maybe a week then popped right back up. I think the adhesive just loses its grab when the slab moisture is off a bit, even if you think you prepped it right. Ended up cutting out the bad planks and replacing them with loose lay vinyl instead, which was a pain but solved the problem. I'd say skip the heat fix and go straight to replacement on those sections before the curl spreads.

paige_bell818d ago

knew a guy who tried the heat trick on his Greenforce floor and ended up with a plank that looked like a pringle chip after he left the heat gun on it too long. guess that's one way to add "character" to your basement. but yeah, the moisture thing is a real pain, my slab tested fine before install but apparently the air was damp enough to mess with it anyway. i swear these floors are more sensitive than my kid's skin in winter. cutting and replacing is the way to go though, even if it means a few more weekends of cussing at it.

wade_anderson8d ago

Your heat trick failing makes sense though, moisture under slab is a different problem than adhesive quality.